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Historical Event on 4/1/1987

Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
10/31/1955The Prime Minister inaugurated the Cooperative Milk Producers' Union factory at Anand, Gujarat.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
3/23/2000Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar).
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
10/16/1999Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
3/21/1998Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate.
9/2/1960Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.